Wells is walking!

Wells took his first tentative steps a couple of weeks ago, but he refused to do it at home, and when he did it was more like a stumble with only one, maybe two steps, before he fell back down. Well, yesterday we got home from daycare and he just took off, taking 10 or more steps at a time! So, now he is officially walking! What are we in for?

When it comes to eating

Wells will eat just about anything! He is growing so much, and I cannot wait for him to go back to the doctor to see how much he weighs these days. We are getting more adventurous on the weekends with feeding him "real food." On Sunday, we went to Poinsett Bar and Grill for lunch, and Wells ate meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and part of a roll! Last week, we went to Irashiai for sushi with some friends, and he ate a whole (small) plate full of chicken fried rice. There have been very few things that we have given him that he hasn't liked. He seems to especially like bananas. He is still eating a lot of pureed vegetables, like squash and green beans, especially during the week at daycare. These pictures aren't really related to the food thing, but I wanted to show off our son's wardrobe!

My mom bought him this shirt!

This one came from mental_floss!

And this is his newest diaper, "The Sea One" from Good Mama. (Of course, this one was recycled from one of my online mommy friends.)

Balls everywhere...

One of the toys that Wells got for Christmas was the Playskool Busy Ball Popper. At the time, he would sit and watch it, but it didn't really seem to excite him that much. Recently, it has become one of his favorite toys! He loves to make the music start, and he dances while it plays. He has even started to chase the balls and try to put them back in when they pop all over the place. Excuse the poor cinematography.

In this one, you can see how good he is getting at standing on his own!

Diaper Giveaway!

Although I am not good at updating the blog, I enjoy following other people's blogs. I have made a lot of "internet friends" through BabyCenter. Several of them are blogging about their June babies, and I love reading their stories. One of my friends made a post about a diaper giveaway, so I thought I would pass along the information. Flying Giggles and Lollipops is a blog that often talks about good deals, and she is hosting a giveaway of Smartipants diapers. For those of you cloth diapering, please check it out!

Google Fiber!

Ok, so this is not about Wells. But it is really important. Go to this website and vote to bring Google Fiber to Greenville! If they come to Greenville, we will get free trial networks to all homes in Greenville. (No more Charter!) Vote Here!

Spring is Here!

Spring is here, and we have been enjoying afternoons outside in the yard! I've also been trying to capture some of Wells' cutest moments on video. This first one I was trying to get him to show off his dance skills, but he wasn't cooperating. It still turned out cute though.

Wells has started pulling up on everything, and he has even started walking a little around the furniture and such.

Adventures in Cloth Diapering

Before we had a child, I thought there was no way that I would ever use cloth diapers! I thought it was disgusting, and they seemed very difficult with all the pins and what not. But, after doing some research and trying to come up with ways to save money, I decided to give it a go. It turns out cloth diapers are totally different than what they used to be! They work basically just like disposables, you just throw them in the wash instead of in the trash can. Poopy diapers are a little challenge, but we have a diaper sprayer to help with that!

We started with 7 Bum Genius diapers, and we used cloth on the weekends for the first few weeks. We now have 24 cloth diapers, and we have been cloth diapering full time for a week and a half, even at daycare. I am really enjoying them, and Bill doesn't even seem to mind them. We have 20 Bum Genius, 2 Flips, and 2 Happy Heinys. The Happy Heinys are really cute, but I don't like the way they fit as well.

Wells loves the diapers, too! I think this one is the cutest that we have, but the solid color ones fit him best!

And I had to include this picture of Wells in his new "babylegs." They were perfect today when it was warm but he still needed something to protect his knees when he crawls all over the place! As you can see, he is always getting into something! The leggings were made by one of my "online" friends, Lisa Barney. Check out her etsy store!